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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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